My father suffered a stroke and is now paralized. My siblings and I decided to place him in a rehabilitation therapy home to live out his life. We visit him. But, all he argues about is his finances.He wants to keep his money, but he looses it or gives it away to people we dont know. He suffers from dimensia. It has been very difficult for me because I have been the one to handle all his life issues since his stroke. Is there anyone out there that has a similar situation? How can I handle my elderly father to get through his life? without me going crazy at the same time?
2007-01-29 19:31:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Get Power of Attorney over him. You'll have to go to court if he won't sign it over.
2007-01-29 19:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty much in the same boat and feel for you. You just have to do what you have to do. There is 4 of us kids in the family, but I just happen to be the one that lives the closest to my parents. So I am the one that is stuck with the responsibility of taking care of them. One of them lives 1400 miles away. Another lives 220 miles away. Another lives 17 miles away. And then there is me 150 feet. So it is left to me. Really it is left to my wife. I am also disabled so she has to take care of me and my parents.
2007-01-29 19:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by Pommac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋